I've been a bit obsessed with family history since I was 16, when I inherited my great-grandfather's unfinished projects from the 1890s thru the 1930s. I am 31 now, and with a young family to raise, time escapes me in regards to furthering research -- but I am getting back into it! Maiden name is Crawford, the Crawfords of Rhode Island. On my father's side, I have from RI Read, Williams, Smith, Ide, Olney, Fitz, Tompkins, and a spate of others, concentrated in Pawtucket / Rehoboth area. Always looking for links there.Also, Oulton, from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (my grandmother's family). My mother's side is Collins (TX,MS,OK), Howard (OK, VA), Burnett (KS), Marek (IA, OK, CZ). I have done much research on these families as well, and have 2 books on the Marek family.I am a frequent visitor to cemeteries, the older the better. I am on the coast of Maine now, Hancock County, and have photographed many gravestones around here and Washington County. I look forward to adding them to the database, and will gladly take any requests to find graves, as I love nothing more than visiting my 'friends' at the hundreds of cemeteries up here! I am an expert in finding 'lost' cemeteries, which are located very deep in the woods or isolated areas and no longer have public access.

RE: Hanah ReadUnfortunately, I'm not from the area, so probably will not be back. I can provide some general directions to make finding it easier so that you can post it and maybe someone else will check it out.

RE: Hanah ReadI added Matilda, but the Hannah I found did not match yours, I added the photo to a Hanna died 1781 which matched. Now looking at my photos, I may have forgotten to photograph the one to the right of Nathan's, it was a long day. So she might be there.

Pawtucket RI CrawfordsThank you for posting photos of your family. In 2010 my husband and I bought a home which was built by the brother of your great, great, great grandfather George Crawford. His name was John H. Crawford. George and John had real estate properties together and there was a plat named for both in Pawtucket Rhode Island. He and members of his family continued to live in the home until about 1950. We've done a bit of research on the John H. Crawford family line but had no luck finding photos of him or the house as it would have originally been built. We are looking to restore to the house in the future.

If you like, you can contact me through posted messages or at kmh762@hotmail.com should you have anything to share that would help our search for information on John H Crawford.